Cake box



S. M. SPALDING CAKE BOX Filed Oct. 28, 1922 INVENTOR M BY ' ATTORNE-ZY Patented Nov. 25, 19 24.

STATE SUSAN SPALDING, or mam enonera cAxn Box.

Application filed October 28, 1922. I Serial No. 597,479,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SUsA-n M. SrArmNc, a citizen of the United States, residing at Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and State ofGeorgia, have invented certain new and useful 'Improvements in Cake Boxes, of

make and use the same. I L This IIIVGDtIOII I'GIatBS to improvements 1n boxes, and with respect to its more specificfeatures to boxes for holding cakes and the like.

One ofrthe objects of the invention is the provision of a container, or box, adaptedto protect as well as keep the contents ina fresh condition and also adapted forvv rearran ement of its parts so. as tov provlde for rea y access and convenientimanipulation of the contents.

Another object is to provide a box. of the class-described, composed of a base for s'upporting the cake in an accessible position, and a cover for enclosing the cake on. the

base, supportedby-the base in such manner that; the base forms a means for grasping the box to move the box and cake.

Another object is to provide inabox of the class described a support for the cakespaced above a table or the like when the box is resting thereon, to

chamber below the support.

Another object is to provide a support having a crumb. receivlng channel or trough at the outer edge of the'cake when on the support.

Another object is to provide a support for the cake-havingan annular trou h-like extension for receivin the lowere ge of the cover, oifset below t e cake, support'to space the support "above a table or thelike.

. Anotherobject is to provide a support for the cake havingv a trough-like extension on which the cover rests, and offset downwardlyfrom the support to space the same above a table or the like and connected to the sup port by aflange forming a stop to limitthe ateral; movement of the cover. I

. Other'objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter. V

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangements of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the scope of the appli-,

provide an air cation of which will be indicatedin the r01,"

lowing claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming 'a part of this specification wherein similar reference characterst 'refer to similarparts throughout the several views, 1 i- Figure 1 is a vertical section ofthe im proved cake box, f I Fig. 2' isa plan view. with apart of the Fig. 3 is an enlar at the point where t e cover engagesthe base with thesealing sheet removed Fi 4 is anenlarged detail in section of an a ternateconstruction. "In the present embodiment EN i ed detail a section.

ofthe inven- A tion, the \box comprises a base, .for supporting the cake, and a cover, supportedby;the

base.

"The base includes acentrally disposed I 7 surface, or P1811811, the peripheral portion of which turns downwardly as indicated so. as

to provide thev circumferential de ending flange 2 which not only givesgsti ness to the plate but also acts as a standard to supportthe plate 1 in position raised fromthe tableorotherbed on which the box may,

rest. The material of thisflange' also extendsoutwardly and upwardly all around;

so :as toprovide the extension 3 the oliter edge. of; which is beaded as indicated at 4, 1 thus providing a I circumferential handle and lifting member which". may be readily grasped by, reason of the extension 3 ter minating above, theusurface on .whichjthe boxrests. Betweenthe flange 2tand the extends below. the plate 1, the openv face of this trough being upwardly. presented and adapted to receive the open. end of the body 5 of the cover. The body 5 at its lower end encircles the outside of the flange 2 and this 7 flange forms a limiting stop for limiting the.

lateral movement of the'cover with respect extension 3 isthe trough-like recess which to the base, besides eoop'eratingfwiththe cover, to enclose the 5 contents of the box. The covermay rest on the extension 3,.andfl.

the trough, issufiiciently' deep to permit tele scopic relation between the baseand. cover to a substantial extent, as illustrated, so as to retainv the cover in place, a'ainst acci- 1 t o 3 \a dental lateral displacement an protective joint at this point." i

The cover comprises jthebody 5 land a top 6. The lower edge of the body is bead-cf ed; as shown ,at 7, and this be'ad rests in i noticed that t the channel being continuous with the sur-.

the trough alongside the bead of the base, the body fitting loosely about the flange 2. Near its top the body is grooved internally as shown at 8 to provide an external rib" 9,

I and the top fi'has a depending'flange 10' For convenience in lifting the cover, a knob the flange 10 and 11 is secured to the top atthe center thereof,

the knob having a stem 12, which is secured to the top in any suitable or desired man-. 1161'. Referrin to Figure 1, it will be e surface 1 for supporting the "cake inclines'downward slightly from the center, "in every directionand the inner wall of face 1. The surface '1 inclining as it does from' the center, provides for drainage of any condensed'moisture which may settle thereon into the channel and'also permits result from cutting thecrumbswhich ma outward away from the cake to be brush the center face of the body 5 of the cover, :andprovides a convenient handle for lifting the:

store cake in the home, moved. When so removed, the covert fits entire box. The trough also provi esl when it is placed on the base. When the box is used for transportinga cake, as in shipping, a sheet 1a of flexible material, as for instance'paper or cloth isarranged' on the surface 1, the cake bein seated] on the beneath cover, and 'it' is" of sufiicient thickness to make a tight seal betweenthe body and the flange. When loosely about the flange, and itjmay be easily lifted to permit access to the-cake.

When the cover is in place on the base, the

I heads 4 and 7 underlle the thumbs,- as the base is conveniently grasped between the thumbs and fingers and lifted for transportation, so that the ,open edge of the cover isretained in the trough and thecover is accidental upward moverelation to the prevented from ment out of box closing I trough. Any excess 'moisture which may collect "upon the upper surface of the central suppo'rting'pl'ate of'the base will-gravitate toward the circumferential groove of said plateby reason of the. inclination of such plate in' all directions from its center toward'said groove.

' While the supporting displacement of the cake,

a frictional engagement, and, a crumb vr i /ing g a channel 1 13 is formed in the upper face, of the surface 1, near the flange 2,

The outer wall ofthe trough 3 is extended well beyond the peripheral-sun,

s 'b'etween' the the box is used merely tothe sheet 14 is reraised position, i 7 extending outwardly and upwardlyfrom its presented cover-receiving surface for thecake is shown as-inclining downwardly in all" directions from the cenelevation or rib 16 encircling this space which acts as a limiting rib for preventing it being underand also serves as stood that the rib is spaced from the periphcry of the cake, that is that. thecircular area within therib is greaterthan the area ofthe bottom. of the cake. The base is otherwise the sameas that shown in Figsil and 3. It will be noticed thatthere is an annular depressionl? just inside the rib, in

which the crumbsare received. 1 In'the construction of Fig. 1, the outer wall of the groove 13 acts inthe same manner as therib 17 of Fig. 4-, to present displacement of the cake.

As many'changes'could be made in the above construction and many apparently tion could be made without departing from limiting: sense;

It is also to be understood that the language used in'the following claims-is in-. a tended to cover all of the generic and speguide for properly centering the cover cific features of the invention herein described, and all statements oftheisco e of a scribed including, in combination, a 'base and a removable cover, the base comprising a centrally disposed article supportingrplatethe periphery of which turns downwardly might be said, to fall therebetween;

105. claim as new and desire to secure by Letters.

widely different embodiments of this men? and provides a circumferential-- depending flange adapted to support I said plate in the material of said flange lower edge and terminating in afbeMlSO'fiS to provide a circumferential handle, and liftencirc e the outside of's'aid depending flange and be received in said trough with its bead alongside said bead'of saidbase. a a

2. A portable box' of the character described including, incombination, a base and a removable cover, the base comprising a centrally disposed article supportingplate,

the periphery of which turns downwardly and provides a circumferential depending flange adapted to support said late in raised position, the material of sai flange extending outwardly and upwardly from its lower edge and terminating in a bead so as to provide a circumferential handle and lifting member forsaid plate and an upwardly presented cover-receiving trough outside of and extending below said plate, said cover having its open end beaded and adapted to encircle the outside of said depending flange and to be received in said trough with its bead alongside said bead of sai base, and a removable flexible article supporting cloth lying on said plate and extending. between said flange and the flange-encircling portion of said body into said trough. I

3. A portable box of the character described, including in combination, a base and a removable cover, the base comprising a centrally disposed article supporting plate, the periphery of which turns downwardly and provides a circumferential depending flange adapted to support said plate in raised position, the material of said flange extend ng outwardly and upwardly from its lower edge and terminating in a bead so as to provide a circumferential handle and lifting member for said plate and an upwardly presented cover-receivin trough outside of and extending below said plate, said cover havin its open end beaded and adapted to encirc e the outside of said depending flange and be received in said trough with its bead alongside said bead of said base, said plate having a circumferential groove between said flange and its centre, and inclinin downwardly in all directions from sai centre towards said groove.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

SUSAN M. SPALDING. Witnesses:

H. L. COLLINSWORTH, V NELLIE GoLLINswoRTH. 

